What Does It Mean to Live a Fully Embodied Spiritual Life?
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies 2008 DOI: 10.24972/ijts.2008.27.1.1 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Embodied cognition Spirituality Human sexuality Aesthetics Sublimation psychology Meaning existential Epistemology Gender studies Psychoanalysis Psychotherapist |
| Citations | 46 |
| Key points | Proposes that embodied spirituality integrates the body and sexuality as partners in spiritual life, contrasting with the historically prevalent disembodied spirituality based on dissociation or sublimation. |
Abstract
This essay discusses the meaning of embodied spirituality—based on the integration of all\nhuman attributes, including the body and sexuality—and contrasts it with the disembodied\nspirituality—based on dissociation and/or sublimation—prevailing in human religious\nhistory. It then describes what it means to approach the body as a living partner with which\nto co-create one’s spiritual life, and outlines ten features of a fully embodied spirituality.\nThe article concludes with some reflections about the past, present, and potential future of\nembodied spirituality.
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